Steve McQueen Car & Motorcycle Show - On The Right Road

Chino HIlls CA, Jun 1 2013 - Some people keep on giving.
Famous movie star Steve McQueen was once a troubled youngster. He was taken in by an old local organization with an interest in putting kids that are on the wrong path in life onto the right road to success. The Boys Republic has been helping steer onto that road since 1907. Steve gave back to the Boys Republic when he made it big. A voice gone too soon, his name lends a hand today to fundraising for Boys Republic.
The group's biggest event of the year is the Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show. Now in the 6th year in 2013, the show has become very popular and helps raise hundreds of thousands of dollars that goes straight to the Boys. The Friends of Steve McQueen put on a great show - very well organized and synchronized with the message and Boys new skill sets. It must be a great place to work - many of the staff giving 15 and 30 years, including Chris Burns - Executive Director.
The school track makes a fine pitch for the car display - the baseball field is needed for overflow. This year the theme was "The Great Escape" - complete with a live re-enactment from 1st Composite Group. Anytime you can see 350 of the finest examples of cars money can buy in one spot, it's a great kicker to be giving to a good cause.
There was a lot of giving - from Rock Wall Wine Company sponsoring the tasting event to the wall of vendor tents, everyone was getting for their giving. Supporters such as car show Co-Chairman Ron Harris are truly passionate about their ability and happiness to contribute, and it was a common byline among the group. Guaranteed the same folks will be here again next year - may as well circle June 7 2014 now.

[@bmayfiel1]

Fantastic Event, Great Hosts and a Super Cause, L&R The Mayfields

[@375GTB]

Steve once sent me a set of points for my old Indian Warrior-Scout
Via Sammy Pierce, GRATIS....
I still have the little box, with his hanger address, buried somewhere.
All Steve asked was I not broadcast his whereabouts..
A few years later I got to thank him, at Sebring.
My neighbor was welding a deadpans pedal into the 908.2 he was driving
with Peter Revson... Steve had broken his ankle before the race.
So needed a place to rest his part fiberglas cast/boot...
Steve drove all his stints, within a few seconds per lap of Revson's times.
By MY stop watch.
Finished a close second to Mario Andretti in his SECOND Ferrari 512S.
Winning the 3.0 liter Group 6 Prototype class against 312P, Tipo 33 ALFA
And the Matra 630s of Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham.
The 917's all broke major chassis and suspension parts!
Corvettes were breaking TRUCK parts.
A hell of a race!
Forza Ferrari!!

[@richardbooth4573]

Where is the Corvair powered Meyers Manx he had ? Did a big article on it with Road and Track magazine

[@375GTB]

I wonder where, and when, he drove his earlyCooper Formula Junior?
We saw one ( The Purple Pig ) in the South Florida SCCA regional,
later 1960s, early 1970s…
At PBIR, and at The Paul Whiteman Trophy Races, Daytona...
Lakeland Raceway and USF Sports CarClub autocrosses...
Back with the Strangulini's...
Quantum DKW F-C cars....
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